law of nations
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of law of nations
First recorded in 1540–50
Example Sentences
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With such customs, it is contrary to the law of nations that a city incapable of repelling their attack should stop their progress.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Antislavery tribunals penalized these companies, which were analogues of modern corporations, for violating the law of nations.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2020
The statute allows federal courts to hear “any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2017
The law of nations demanded it, he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2015
Say, poppa," she went on, leaning over the front of the bridge, "I reckon that shot broke the law of nations, didn't it?
From The World Masters by Griffith, George Chetwynd
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